Ah...Rousay. The pub at the end of the dock was run by an english dude. The guy stocks sklsplitter, that delightful brew that merits the face of olf Thorfin himself onthe bottle. The shot across to Wyre is short, but the trick is to get back! LOL. B and B service on Rousay need not be costly this time of year. Another girl from england (rather cute as I recall0 will do the tour thing in her jeep, and she has a b and b as well. However, obviously, they aren't local Orcadians. The lady who is kedwl tovisit is one Itha Flaws, who lives near the dock, and she is originally from Wyre where her son still has a farm. The wonderful lady is an historian in her own right. They sell little flasks in a lot of the shops. ya might consider one of those, filled with baileys irish creme or some highland park. Actually, if ya amix the two together, disgusting as it sounds, it's like drinking "aged" irish creme, which works when the weather becomes a challenge. It's my way of getting past the weather learning curve. Enjoy the scenery on the way up. On Dec 7, 2009, at 12:56 PM, Janice Langland wrote: > Every time I have been to Rousay, it has rained part of the time or > the entire time, so be prepared with warm, waterproof boots as well as > your waterproof coat, gloves, scarf, etc. (no umbrella - too windy). > If you're prepared to keep warm and dry, you can have a fantastic > time! Enjoy. > > Janice > > > On Dec 7, 2009, at 12:48 PM, msiperek@aol.com wrote: > >> You can get a cheap rental car from Peace in Kirkwall. The major >> arch. >> sites you mentioned are doable. However will require a ferry from >> Tingwall >> east of Kirkwall on the Mainland. As long as the weather is >> agreeable, you >> could do a once over in a day on Rousay. The island is about 14 >> miles >> around and has only the one road. When you arrive you may take a >> cab tour. >> The main sites are only a few miles from the ferry. The diner at >> the pier is >> the hub of the island. >> The sites on Mainland are not spread out to far to do easily in a >> day, >> even if you drive yourself. There are some books for self-touring >> at the >> tourist place in Kirkwall, don't know if there is in Scrabster. If >> you go >> to southern Mainland and are driving, it might be worth a short >> side trip to >> see the Italian Chapel in Northern South Ronaldsay. >> Marilyn >> >> >> In a message dated 12/7/2009 10:53:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, >> clairseach42@yahoo.com writes: >> >> OK, so I'm sitting in a Starbucks in Edinburgh as I write this. >> Tomorrow >> morning I travel by Megabus to Aberdeen. I will spend the night in >> Aberdeen and then the next morning will travel by local bus from >> Aberdeen to >> Inverness and then from Inverness to Scrabster. I will catch the >> 7:00 pm ferry >> to Stromness and have booked 2 nights at a hostel in Stromness. >> This >> answers the question of cheap travel to Orkney. Now, my next >> question is: is >> there a tour company that will take me to "all" the archaeological >> sites? >> (I know I can't really do all, but at least all the "big" ones). I >> definitely want to do Skara Brae, Maes Howe and the Tomb of Eagles >> (and yes, I >> know it's on another island, but I'm REALLY hoping I can get there!) >> >> Thank you, >> >> Judy, mom to Josh, Eli and ^i^Kerry >> >> http://kerry-lujan.virtual-memorials.com >> >> http://cerridwyn-lujan-1989-2008.gonetoosoon.org/ >> >> >> >> "We tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing, and what a >> wonderful >> method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while >> producing >> confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization." >> >> Gaius Petrionius Arbiter >> >> Roman General, First Century A.D. >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> Orcadia Group Photo Album >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message >> _______________________________________ >> Orcadia Group Photo Album >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- >> request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >